Dublin County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Dublin County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.

Dublin County
Former County constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1801
Replaced byDublin County

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dublin County was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament

Parliaments of Henry VIII

  • 1536 Patrick Barnewall

Parliaments of Elizabeth I

Parliaments of James I

  • 1613 Sir Christopher Plunket
  • 1613 Thomas Luttrell

Parliaments of Charles I

  • 1634 Nicholas Barnewall and Thomas Luttrell (died and replaced by Peter Barnewall)
  • 1639 Nicholas Barnewall (ennobled 1647 and replaced by Sir Thomas Armstrong) and Peter Barnewall (expelled for non-attendance - replaced 1642 by Sir John Sherlocke)

Protectorate Parliament

Charles II

  • 1661 Sir William Domvile and Sir William Ussher

1692–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot Parliament Simon Luttrell Patrick Sarsfield
1692 John Allen Chambre Brabazon
1695 Robert Molesworth Whig Edward Deane
1703 John Allen Joseph Deane
1713 Lord Brabazon
1715 Hon. Edward Brabazon John Allen
1717 William Domvile
1727 Sir Compton Domvile, 2nd Bt
1761 Anthony Brabazon [note 1]
April 1768 Charles Domvile
August 1768 Joseph Deane
1773 Luke Gardiner
1776 Sir Edward Newenham Patriot
1789 Lord Ardee Independent[2]
February 1790 John Finlay
May 1790 Richard Wogan Talbot [note 2]
1791 John Finlay
1798 Hans Hamilton Frederick John Falkiner
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Dublin County

Notes

  1. Styled as Lord Ardee from 1763
  2. Declared not duly elected in 1790

References

Bibliography

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
  • Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.

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